Balanites aegyptiacus (L.f.) Delile

  • Filed As

    Zygophyllaceae
    Balanites aegyptiacus (L.f.) Delile

  • Collector(s)

    R. E. S. Tanner 1205, 07 Feb 1953

  • Location

    Tanzania. Lake Province Ukiriguru Parish, Bukumbi Chiefdom, Mwanza District.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 4821695

    Occurrence ID: dfc0c633-39f4-4747-968e-9b6688708865

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  • Region

    Africa

  • Country

    Tanzania

  • Locality

    Lake Province Ukiriguru Parish, Bukumbi Chiefdom, Mwanza District

  • Elevation

    Alt. 1189 m. (3901 ft.)

  • Location Notes

    [Africa]

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Herbarium of the University of California
Tanner 120
Vernacular name:	Kisukuma:	Nyuguyu
Uses; Used to make milking buckets — woods
do not split.
Herbarium of the University of California
TANGANYIKA, AFRICA
Lake Province
Balanites aegyptiaca (L.) Del.
On heavy black fissuring clay; in patches
of thick bush. Tree 20 feet tall, stems
green, old branches with large single
thorns, affording scant cover, sap col-
ourless; flowers green, aromatic.
Altitude 3900 feet
Ukiriguru Parish, Bukumbi Chiefdom, Mwanza District
R. E. S. Tanner 120	7	February	1953
Determined at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, England
04821695